On 27/03/2017 11:01, Tim Watts wrote:
On 27/03/17 10:51, fred wrote:
On Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 7:44:36 PM UTC+1, Benderthe.evilrobot wrote:
"Bill Wright" wrote in message
news Getting out of hand round here
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3r4qt3eitj...ditch.jpg?dl=0


Probably got there on a recent wind storm day.

One group had youtube footage of an E-type bog tearing down a busy A
road in
lashing rain.

The trouble with councils providing free skips for domestic waste is
that businesses use them

I say bite the bullet and make free waste disposal part of council tax
and business rates, 100%.

It is free here.
Then you get queues of people from the surrounding areas dumping stuff
and they don't contribute.

You can also put lots of stuff in the 240l bin that they empty every week.


Then it does not matter. Let tradesmen use skips and dumps free at the
point of use.

Tradesmen should pay. A reputable one will order a skip if he needs one.
If they are caught dumping they should get a much stiffer sentence.


Either way, we are paying - and it costs a lot more, both in financial
terms and in quality of life impacted to have a system that encourages
flytipping.